I change my method and field of reference from book to book because I can never believe in the same thing two times running. Italo Calvino
Every morning I tell myself, 'Today has to be productive' - and then something happens that prevents me from writing. Italo Calvino
A classic is a work which persists as a background noise even when a present that is totally incompatible with it holds sway. Italo Calvino
I read Freud because I find him an excellent writer... a writer of police thrillers that can be followed with great passion. Italo Calvino
Although I am small, ugly and dirty, I am highly ambitious, and at the slightest flattery, I immediately start to strut like a turkey. Italo Calvino
A classic is a book which with each rereading offers as much of a sense of discovery as the first reading. Italo Calvino
Traveling, you realize that differences are lost: each city takes to resembling all cities, places exchange their form, order, distances, a shapeless dust cloud invades the continents. Italo Calvino
I do not understand how you can associate abortion with an idea of hedonism or the good life. Italo Calvino
Every day I tell myself that reading newspapers is a waste of time, but then... I cannot do without them. They are like a drug. Italo Calvino